Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

S Rajagopalan, SG Al-Kindi, RD Brook - Journal of the American College of …, 2018 - jacc.org
Abstract Fine particulate matter< 2.5 μm (PM2. 5) air pollution is the most important
environmental risk factor contributing to global cardiovascular (CV) mortality and disability …

Meat consumption, health, and the environment

HCJ Godfray, P Aveyard, T Garnett, JW Hall, TJ Key… - Science, 2018 - science.org
BACKGROUND The global average per capita consumption of meat and the total amount of
meat consumed are rising (see the figure), driven by increasing average individual incomes …

Global, regional, and national burden of Parkinson's disease, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

ER Dorsey, A Elbaz, E Nichols, N Abbasi… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Neurological disorders are now the leading source of disability globally, and
ageing is increasing the burden of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's …

Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

D Dicker, G Nguyen, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay… - The lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by
the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the …

Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of diarrhoea in 195 countries: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of …

C Troeger, BF Blacker, IA Khalil, PC Rao… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
(GBD) 2016 provides an up-to-date analysis of the burden of diarrhoea in 195 countries …

[HTML][HTML] Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 …

SL James, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay, C Abbafati… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Summary Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study
2017 (GBD 2017) includes a comprehensive assessment of incidence, prevalence, and …

Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

R Burnett, H Chen, M Szyszkowicz… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a major global health concern.
Quantitative estimates of attributable mortality are based on disease-specific hazard ratio …

Forecasting life expectancy, years of life lost, and all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 250 causes of death: reference and alternative scenarios for 2016–40 for …

KJ Foreman, N Marquez, A Dolgert, K Fukutaki… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Understanding potential trajectories in health and drivers of health is crucial to
guiding long-term investments and policy implementation. Past work on forecasting has …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study highlights the global, regional, and national trends of chronic kidney disease epidemiology from 1990 to 2016

Y Xie, B Bowe, AH Mokdad, H Xian, Y Yan, T Li… - Kidney international, 2018 - Elsevier
The last quarter century witnessed significant population growth, aging, and major changes
in epidemiologic trends, which may have shaped the state of chronic kidney disease (CKD) …

Health and nutritional aspects of sustainable diet strategies and their association with environmental impacts: a global modelling analysis with country-level detail

M Springmann, K Wiebe, D Mason-D'Croz… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Sustainable diets are intended to address the increasing health and
environmental concerns related to food production and consumption. Although many …